Russell Martin

Hottest hitter batting seventh? Jeff Locke given too much rope? Two straight losses to the now division leaders and the straight overall? This team is in a bad spot. The right move was no move though. Maybe next time the Pirates are struggling they can put the newest issue of Baseball America on the…

That was an awesome game to watch last night. Edinson Volquez and Josh Harrison? Phew. Thank you guys for showing up. Every single game is obscenely important right now. Every game. Division games, non-division games, interleague game, all are huge. The margin of error for the Pirates is razor thin. The non-activity at the deadline…

No worries ya’ll, the Pirates have picked Tommy Field up off waivers. Good news for Steelers fans, now the Steelers own the second worst field of all Pittsburgh teams. #FreeAllenRossum n’at. It’s hard to be thrilled when your team just dropped a series at home against the Padres. The Padres suck, but they have been…

That trade deadline was a shame. Pirates just can’t do it yet. Sad really. I’ve managed to stick around all these years, I’m sure I’ll still be around next year. Must be nice to have a business where you can just shit all over the customers and they keep coming back. The Pirates are like…

One game over .500 at the halfway point. Could be worse I guess. Could be an assload better too. The Pirates are just 2.5 games out of the last wildcard spot. That sounds pleasant but they have three teams directly in front of them. The good news is it starts to get a bit murky after…

Another fine offensive performance by the Pirates. They really kept Chris Archer in the “Danger Zone” for much of his start. Jeff Locke had himself a nice performance as well, despite giving up two in the seventh. I don’t really miss Francisco Liriano one bit. Take your time Papa Smurf. Now the Pirates try to…

Stupidest game ever. Pedro Alvarez played defense like a stupid. Ike Davis played defense like a stupid. Russell Martin had the full inning of a typical stupid. Clint Hurdle managed like a stupid. It’s been a while but it’s about time “Clothes hanger” Clint Hurdle makes an appearance at TiGO. You can’t blame that last…

That’s what I’m fucking talkin’ about! It got a little hairy for Brandon Cumpton, but he acquitted himself okay. Yeah, just okay. Pirates bats made it a moot point eventually and Cumpton got the first win of the season, but without that outburst of runs this start would have led to another strain on an…